Sylhet

Biman will resume today its domestic flights from Dhaka to Sylhet and back, ending an almost three-year long suspension of the flight. A flight schedule released by Sylhet DC Md Shadiul Islam confirmed the resumption of the flights, also informing that Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon will inaugurate the flights today at 1:50 pm. Biman plans to ...

Most CNG drivers in the Sylhet run without meters or charge extra fare from passengers, despite warnings from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. several commuters said most auto-rickshaw drivers now charge a minimum fare of Tk100 for any distance, and they often refuse to make short trips. The government has decided to increase the number of CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Sylhet ...

Two persons were killed during the Storm causes at different areas of the Sylhet region region yesterday afternoon. The storm also disrupted power distribution in Sylhet city areas. Local met office sources said the velocity of the wind was 65 to 70 kilometre per hour that disrupted power supply for around 10 hours. The gusty wind along with rainfall started ...

Police recovered the slaughtered body of a local trader from Rikabibazar area of the district town on Sunday. The dead was identified as–Akhter Hossain Rahul, 38. Metropolitan police (Kotwali zone) assistant commissioner Sazzadul Alam said, police recovered the body from a drain around 12:30pm. Police seized the bike of Rahul from the spot. The reason behind the killing could not ...

A storm coupled with hailstones hit Jamalganj, Derai, Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas Sunamganj districts on Friday to Sunday evening, leaving two people killed and 15 others injured. The deceased are Ambar Ali, 55, of Hotamara village in Jamalganj upazila, and Ezazul Haque, 21, son of Jaha Alam of Natun Hati village in Tahirpur. The seasonal storm damaged crops on around ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque said the community policing would reduce the gap between the cops and people. “The activities of community policing will strengthen more in coming days. Police have become the friend of people, none is afraid of police right now,” he said while speaking at a conference of community police at Martyred SP Shamsul ...

A woman and her daughter who along another member of the family sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at their house in the city on Friday night died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Monwara Begum, 45, wife of late Jakir Hossain, their daughter Jahida Akter, ...

Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal, the volunteers’ wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), called a daylong hartal in Sylhet district for Saturday protesting police firing on the party’s procession on Thursday and arresting their three leaders and activists. A press release was signed by Maududul Haque, Joint-Convener of district unit JSD confirmed the matter on Thursday night.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today said the government would finalise the next national budget giving importance to the education, health and sanitation sector. “We will ensure a total sanitation this time though the country has achieved an almost 100 per cent sanitation coverage,” he said while inaugurating the renovation of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium and an open ...

A mother and her two children in Sylhet have been burnt in a fire that broke out in their toilet. Fire service officials said that the gas originating from the septic tank caused the fire. The three victims —   Monowara Begum, 45, daughter Zahida Akter, 20 and son Zakir Hossain, 14 — have been admitted to the MAG Osmani Medical ...